divan
noun
- in the Ottoman Empire,
- a council of state or the room in which it was held
- the audience chamber of a government office
- a large, low couch or sofa, usually without armrests or back
- a coffee room, café, or smoking room
See divan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭ-vänˈ, -vănˈ)
noun- A long backless sofa, especially one set with pillows against a wall.
- also (dī-vănˈ)
a. A counting room, tribunal, or public audience room in Muslim countries.
b. The seat used by an administrator when holding audience.
c. A government bureau or council chamber.
- also (dī-vănˈ) A coffeehouse or smoking room.
- also (dī-vănˈ) A book of poems, especially one written in Arabic or Persian by a single author.
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